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The Yu Garden In the modern city of Shanghai, there is still a traditional classic garden hidden within - Yu Garden.This garden was built in the Ming Dynasty (1559) by the Shanghai nobleman Pan Yunduan which took over twenty years to complete. However, unlike the glorious imperial gardens, the design of Yu Garden embodies the aesthetic concept of "showing the big through the small and integrating with nature". Every design contains the cultural code of "harmony between nature and human".

This garden covering less than 30 acres is like a maze. At the main entrance of Yu Garden, there is a pair of male and female stone lions. One is standing on a ball and the other is standing on a little lion. As you enter, you will find Sansui Hall. It used to be a place where scholars and gentlemen gathered, there are still tables and chairs from the Ming and Qing dynasties placed in the hall. Go further ahead that you can see a large rock formation made of yellow stone. The narrow stone steps leading up to it can just accommodate one person at a time. At the corner, you can suddenly catch a glimpse of the pavilions and flowing water below. The most remarkable feature is "Yu Ling Long", which is one of the "Three Famous Stones of regions south of the Yangtze River" and possesses the characteristics of "wrinkled, porous, slender, and transparent". The stone with large and small holes allowing light to pass through. The most wonderful part is if pouring water onto the stone that will flow out through various holes and drip into the adjacent water pool creating a clear sound like a wind chime. Go inside through the Yuhua Hall, follow the path towards the northeast, then you will arrive at the Dianchun Hall with the wooden pillars still bear faint carvings. This place was once where Fujian merchants gathered. Later, during the Xiaodao Society uprising, it also became the northern command post of the uprising army. Continue walking south for a short distance and you will reach the Inner Garden. Although the Inner Garden is not large, it hided the "treasures" of Yu Garden - an ancient stage. You can see a delicate stage with a hip roof, featuring the pattern "Dragon and Phoenix Presenting Auspiciousness",moreover, the small beasts on the eaves corners are intricately carved. When looking up at the top of the stage, there is a circular "carved ceiling", with layers of wooden components stacked on top,meanwhile, it can concentrate sounds. The final stop is the most famous Nine-Quadrant Bridge in Yu Garden. Under the bridge are various colorful koi fish. This bridge has nine bends. Ancient people believed that standing at each bend can view the scenery from different angles. At the end of the bridge is the Lake Pavilion. Nowadays, a tea house has been opened inside and many people like to drinking tea and enjoying the scenery inside.

Yuyuan Garden has remained vibrant after four hundred years. It attracts a large number of tourists from home and abroad. Every pavilion, rock and window in it embodies the traditional Chinese culture.